Message for Sept 28

Last week I mentioned the Lone Ranger. This week we read in Gene 2:18 about the original lone person, Adam. The Lone Ranger at least had Tonto. Adam had no one. It was God that looked down and said: “It is not good that man should be alone.” So out of the ground come...

September 20 Message

Who is that Masked Man? Some of you might remember the Lone Ranger television series. The “Hi-ho, Silver!” to the beat of the William Tell Overture. The Lone Ranger and Tonto would enter a town as strangers. After receiving their help, the grateful town’s people would...

September 9 Message

The Gospel of Mark was the first Gospel written. Luke writes that he knew of other accounts of Jesus that proceeded him (Luke 1:2). Mark was very likely one of those sources. Mark is the shortest of the Gospels, focusing heavily of the cross of Christ. Mark does not...

August 24 Message

This is an image I ran across some years ago. If you stare at the center of the image for 15 seconds, then close your eyes, you will see an image of Jesus. What you see at first is not what you get in the end. We return this Sunday to the reading of Mark. Mark, unlike...

Message for August 10

One of the joys of Christian Community being around good human beings. As your part-time pastor I do not get out much to visit our members. Covid has added to the complexity. Thankfully, you are doing a wonderful job of caring for each other. I did get a chance a week...

Message for August 3

The Frozen movies were a real hit with me. They helped introduce people to interesting Norwegians. I have met many interesting Norwegians in my ministry. Over cups of coffee, they would share their travels and trials. My mother is 100% Norwegian.  Her family were of...